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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.

Jordan Green

Ko Jordan tōku ingoa. He uri ahau nō Ngāti Porou me Te Whānau ā Apanui. I am a narrative, research and communications consultant with a background in social and narrative…continue reading

Natalie Allen

Dr Natalie Allen is a director at The Urban Advisory, an urban strategy consultancy that specialises in regeneration and housing strategy. She and her team work alongside diverse clients across…continue reading

Helen Potter (Dr)

I’ve been a kaupapa Māori researcher for 20 years predominantly in the fields of Māori education, adult learning, whānau wellbeing, and more recently, in Māori health, housing and environmental wellbeing.…continue reading

Marg Wilkie

I grew up in Te Awakairangi (Lower Hutt) and studied at Victoria University of Wellington. I worked in Community Development and coordinated and managed Vocational Education and Training. I completed my PhD in 2010…continue reading

Gordon Cessford

I was the lead Social Scientist at the Department of Conservation for many years. Work there involved outdoor recreation participation and development; tourism impacts, benefits and development; physical impacts on…continue reading

Ann Walker (Dr)

DR Ann Walker is a senior policy analyst, with a doctorate in Philosphy from Victoria University. Some of her published works are included in this list: Walker, A. ‘Strengthening Families…continue reading

Carolyn Cordery (Dr)

Carolyn Cordery’s research interests are focused on Not for Profit accounting and accountability, incorporating financial and non-financial reporting, regulation, and governance. She is an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University and…continue reading

Jude Varcoe

Sixteen years of practical research experience. Quantitative: telephone surveys, online surveys, intercept and face to face surveys, mail surveys. Qualitative: in-depth interviews, focus groups, mini groups and paired interviews

Aileen Davidson

Indigenous issues, international development, cross-cultural communication, former refugee settlement, education. Master of Indigenous Studies, Otago, Master of Development Studies, Victoria, Dip TESOL, Victoria, Dip Ed, Victoria, BA, Otago.

Peter Glensor

Victoria Quade

Community broadcasting & cross-cultural adult education.

Hilary Stace (Dr)

Research interests: disability, particularly autism and intellectual impairment, ethics (history, policy etc) New Zealand history, particularly disability, education, women, activism, politics etc Research approach: prefer participatory approaches underpinned by social…continue reading

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